Paan modak

Name: Paan modak
Total time: 7080 s
Yield: 15 pieces
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2& 1/2 cup desicated coconut; 1/3 cup warm milk; 150 gms unsweetened khoya/ mawa; 1/2 cup sugar; 4-5 Paste of betel leaves(grind betel leaves with 1.2 tsp water); 2.3 drops green food colour; 1/4 tsp cardamom powder; 2 tbsp cut almonds,cashew nuts, and pistachios; As required Ghee for greasing; 4 tbsp gulkand

Arti Lokwani @cook_24733482

Mouth watering Delicious paan modak.#foodfood

Arti Lokwani @cook_24733482

Mouth watering Delicious paan modak.#foodfood

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Ingredients

1 hour 58 min

15 pieces

2& 1/2 cupdesicated coconut
1/3 cupwarm milk
150 gmsunsweetened khoya/ mawa
1/2 cupsugar
4-5Paste of betel leaves(grind betel leaves with 1.2 tsp water)
2.3 dropsgreen food colour
1/4 tspcardamom powder
2 tbspcut almonds,cashew nuts, and pistachios
As required Ghee for greasing
4 tbspgulkand

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Steps

1 hour 58 min

1

In a bowl take 1.1/2 cup desicated coconut.
2

Add 1/2 cup warm milk to it.
3

Mix well to coat desicated coconut with milk and if required add more milk.do not soak it.
4

Cover & rest for 30 mins.
5

In a pan put desicated coconut 150 gms unsweetened khoya / mawa (crumble with hands before adding) 1/2 cup sugar.
6

Switch on flame low & mix everything.
7

Cook for 4 - 5 min till sugar melts.
8

Add paste of 4- 5 betel leaves.
9

Mix well & cook for 8 - 10 min on low flame till water is evaporated.
10

Add 2.3 drops of grren food colour.
11

Switch off flame.
12

Add 1/4 tsp cardamom powder & 2 tbsp cut almonds,cashew nuts,gulkand & pistachios and mix.
13

Transfer mixture to a bowl & allow it cool down completely.
14

Grease modak mould with ghee alternative.you can also make small ladoos.
15

Fill it with little mixture & close it to give it modak shape.
16

Put modak in a plate.
17

Prepare remaining modak in same way (step 15.16)
18

Garnish with desicated coconut. (optional)
19

Set in refrigerator 30 min & then serve.